Tokyo Metro 06 series

Tokyo Metro 06 series
06 series train at Yoyogi-Uehara Station
In service	1993–2015
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed	1992
Entered service	18 March 1993
Scrapped	September 2015[1]
Number built	1 set (10 vehicles)
Successor	Tokyo Metro 16000 series
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	71
Capacity	138 (46 seating) (end cars), 152 (54 seating) (intermediate cars)
Operators	Tokyo Metro, previously TRTA
Depots	Ayase
Lines served	C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, JL Joban Line, OH Odakyu Odawara Line, OT Odakyu Tama Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,865 mm (9 ft 4.8 in)
Height	4.14 m (13 ft 7 in)
Doors	4 pairs per side
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62.1 mph)[2]
Weight	271.1 t
Traction system	3-level IGBT–VVVF type SVF009-AO (Toshiba)
Traction motors	4 × 205 kW (275 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor (Toshiba)
Power output	3.28 MW (4,399 hp)
Transmission	Westinghouse-Natal Drive; Gear ratio: 7.79:1
Acceleration	3.3 km/(h⋅s) (2.1 mph/s)[2]
Deceleration	3.7 km/(h⋅s) (2.3 mph/s) (service) 4.7 km/(h⋅s) (2.9 mph/s) (emergency)[2]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current collector(s)	Lozenge-type pantograph[3]
Bogies	SS135, SS035
Braking system(s)	Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes with regenerative braking
Safety system(s)	CS-ATC, JR ATS, Odakyu ATS[2]
Coupling system	Shibata coupler
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tokyo Metro 06 series (東京メトロ06系, Tōkyō Metoro 06-kei) was a metro electric multiple unit (EMU) train formerly operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan, from 1993 until 2015.[2][4]

Operations

The 06 series set operated on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line services, with through running to and from Toride on the JR East Joban Line.

Formation

The sole 06 series set, numbered set 71, was based at Ayase Depot and was formed as shown below with four motored ("M") cars and six non-powered trailer ("T") cars, and car 1 at the Yoyogi-Uehara (southern) end.[3]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Designation	CT1	M1	T	M2	Tc1	Tc2	M3	T'	M1	CT2
Numbering	06 101	06 201	06 301	06 401	06 501	06 601	06 701	06 801	06 901	06 001

Cars 2, 4, 7, and 9 each had one lozenge-type pantograph.[3] Car 4 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[3]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of longitudinal seating throughout. Cars 2 and 9 had wheelchair spaces.[3]

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  Interior view in 2013 following the addition of stanchion poles along the seats
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  Priority seating and wheelchair space
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  Passenger information display above door

History

The 06 series set at Shinkiba Depot in September 2015 awaiting scrapping

Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries,[5] the single ten-car set was delivered in December 1992, and entered service in March 1993. From January 2015, the set was removed from regular service.[4] It was moved to Shinkiba Depot in August 2015,[4] where cutting up commenced in September of the same year.[6]

Gallery

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  VVVF inverter of the 06 series
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  SS035 bogie as used on the 06 series
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  SS135 bogie as used on the 06 series
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  External LED indicator on the 06 series
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  Cab of the 06 series

References

1. 私鉄車両のうごき [Private railway rolling stock changes]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 384. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. April 2016. p. 128.
2. The 地下鉄 [The Subway] (in Japanese). Japan: Sansuisha. 29 September 2004. p. 35. ISBN 978-4-06-366218-4.
3. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 73. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
4. 東京地下鉄06系、新木場へ [Tokyo Metro 06 series moved to Shinkiba]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
5. 首都圏鉄道完全ガイド 地下鉄・その他私鉄編 [Tokyo Area Complete Railway Guide - Subway and Other Private Lines] (in Japanese). Japan: Futabasha. 23 July 2014. p. 42. ISBN 978-4-575-45450-5.
6. 東京メトロ06系の解体が始まる [Cutting up starts on Tokyo Metro 06 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

• Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 06 series information at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 February 2015) (in Japanese)